Contact: Senator Patrick Testin, (608) 266-3123 MADISON – Governor Evers announced a controversial new budget on Tuesday night that was dominated by left-wing policy proposals and over $1 billion in new taxes. Senator Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) expressed his disappointment with much of what the Governor included in his proposal –

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2021 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov      MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his 2021 State of the State address. As previously announced, the address was held virtually this year and is available to watch on the governor’s Facebook here and YouTube channel here.  Below are Gov. Evers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: Good

Contact: Sue Bodilly, 920-465-5502, bodillys@uwgb.edu GREEN BAY — Announced this week, vaccination efforts across the state will get a boost thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and a partnership with the UW-Madison School of Nursing and four

Press Contact: Michael Horecki mhorecki@evokebrands.com 608.556.6999 MADISON– Construction Business Group (CBG), a leading voice for the Wisconsin construction industry, supports the state budget proposal unveiled this week by Governor Tony Evers. The budget includes many critical construction-focused initiatives, including common sense reforms to help mitigate worker misclassification and wage theft

Contact: Tyler Wenzlaff, Director of Communications, 608.828.5703 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Krentz issued the following statement on the announcement U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin being named the chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration. “Wisconsin farmers have faced a tremendous

Contact: Chelsea Cross, chelsea@crossroadsolutions.org, 262-421-6464 KENOSHA – Angela Cunningham, candidate for Kenosha County judge branch six will advance to the general election after leading the primary election on February 16. Cunningham stated, “I think given the recent events that have happened in Kenosha in the last six to seven months,

Contact: Kevin Olson, DNR Community Financial Assistance Specialist Kevin.Olson@wisconsin.gov or 608-234-2234 MADISON – The City of Janesville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The projects primarily include the replacement of lead service lines throughout the City

Contact: Sheri Krause, director of communications Phone: 608-512-1705 Email: skrause@wasb.org Wisconsin Association of School Boards Executive Director John Ashley issued the following statement in reaction to Gov. Evers’ 2021-23 state budget proposal: The WASB commends Gov. Tony Evers for proposing a state budget that includes a significant boost in state funding

Contact: Sarah Abel, 202-225-5506, Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov    Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Thune (R-SD) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue new clarifications that would ensure more farmers and ranchers are eligible for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).    Many

CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has taken the first step toward creating an emergency rule that would allow the agency to waive the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits. The previous waiver created under 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 expired on February 6. Earlier

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 WISCONSIN — On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the Affordable Care Act Marketplace for enrollment as Americans continue to face the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. This move ensures that everyone—including those who lost employer coverage and